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rhinestone

rhine·stone [ rn stn ] (plural rhine·stones)


noun 
Definition:
 
small fake gem: a small piece of paste or glass used as an imitation diamond

[Late 19th century. Translation of French caillou du Rhin; because the stones were first made in the city of Strasbourg, on the Rhine]
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